I’m a long distance cyclist and have used Pickle Juice for years. I use to cramp on long hill climbs and hot days - no matter how hydrated I tried to stay. One bottle of Pickle Juice at the start of the ride and on at mod-point has eliminated cramping. I’m also a volunteer Search and Rescue hiker in Arizona. I have revived several hikers suffering from cramping using pickle juice (and electrolytes). Try it and then comment.
Hey, man...I've never tried supplements or additives. But, I'm old now. So, I just ordered some LMNT powder packs and some Redmond Re-Lyte powder. Do those work ok? Comments...thoughts?
I agree that the pickle juice works great! My ex husband and I use to own a concrete business and on the really hot Florida days, we kept a jar of pickle juice in the coolers for our guys. 😅
The little bottles of pickle juice look like a nice shape & size for my alcohol stove kit, enough for a couple brews, or cooking with custom simmer ring😅
Justin For those who absolutely need to use a CPAP for sleep apnea, a battery generator is a must for base camp. This allows you to use your required CPAP while I a base camp setting. Thank you for reviewing these items. The bug repellent really works for mosquitoes ( if no wind).
@@ownTer Nobody said that they're for backpacking. Even in the video, Justin says they're for car camping or people doing the van life thing. The CPAP user needs is a relevant point.
I run spartan and other obstacle course races and I can vouch for drinking pickle juice. Does a great job for avoiding cramps or helping to ease cramps. Just do a quick shot and you’re done.
Have used the pickle juice shots for years when mountain biking in high summer temps. Works great to aid when cramping starts to creep in even when you are trying to properly hydrate.
Pickle juice- don’t knock it till you try it 😂 Sounds weird and gross but we use it at aid stations for our Make-A-Wish Trailblaze Challenge (28 mile day hike along the PCT) and hikers swear by it! We buy it by the gallon and they take a shot as needed.
I picked up those pickle juice bottles at Mammoth this May. I typically use an electrolyte drink while snowboarding and drank the pickle juice when I got back. I'm not sure if it did anything extra. Maybe it's not a backpacking thing, but if I were at home, I'd just pour from a bottle of actual pickles.
I’ve used that brand of pickle juice in the middle of a 50k race. My hamstring was cramping pretty bad. After taking it the cramp went away and I was able to finish the race. I don’t know for sure if it was due to the pickle juice or not. And I haven’t used it since. But I’ve always thought of it as being used in those situations. Not part a regular hydration or electrolyte plan.
@@higler. wow! Thanks for the heads up on that. I looked at a couple of studies (based on your comment). It makes sense that concentrated electrolytes would help the body with any deficiencies, but I hadn’t considered other benefits to pickle juice. I might start packing apple cider vinegar or just left over pickle juice (since it is so full of electrolytes as well).
Pickle Juice works great. I swear by it for long distance rides. You’re right though, it takes hydration along with it. I usually take one two days before and event and pre-hydrate more than normal. Then another the night before. Then as needed during an endurance event.
Pickle Juice is great! It's mostly geared towards endurance athletes (distance runners, cyclists, etc.), probably not very beneficial for the average hiker/backpacker though.
The pickle juice works! I trained for a Ultra last summer and during one of my training runs (Four Pass Loop) in Aspen I bonked hard around mile 18. I was on top of pass #3 of 4 wondering how I was going to finish this run. My legs where cramping, headaches and nauseated. I could barely walk let alone run. I drank a shot of this, rested for about 30 minutes and felt 78% better. I also used this when I biked the Colorado Trail and during a 65 mile Ultra Mtn run. Amazing stuff. No joke! Cheers
Pickle juice is the real deal when you have cramps. I bought a jar of pickles and poured the juice into 5-hr Energy bottles. At mile 8 of a marathon I started to cramp up. I sucked it up and kept running. At mile 12ish I drank some pickle juice and the cramps disappeared in less than 2 minutes.
This is more of a "Most favorite /least favorite" list I don't know how ...the concept... of portable power gets put on a "worst gear" list on an outdoors channel. Not everyone just camps for a weekend and goes home
I deal with stomach issues constantly on runs. Electrolyte mixes never seem to help my stomach, and I find myself puking most of the electrolyte mixes. After trying pickle juice, it was a complete game changer- I now bring 2-4 2ounce vials of pickle juice on all my runs and fin myself taking them at specific miles. Certainly not a waste of an item, one of the best in my opinion!
I MUST HAVE THAT AXE THROWING GAME! oh....sorry for shouting, I got excited 😂 my nephews would live that for our annual family car camping trip coming up 😊 I just got the Flextail mosquito thing, too. Haven't used it yet, but it's packed and ready to go!
I can speak a bit to the pickle juice, I know it's an alternative to things like Gatorade and Bio Fuel as beverages that have electrolytes without all the sugar. I assume it's meant to be drank with water, it just saves you space and you can dilute with water as you like. Pro Hockey Player Blake Coleman owns a pickle juice company, not sure if it's this one or another.
I have the flextail pillow and really like it. I’ve used a supportive neck pillow at home for decades and found every backpack pillow uncomfortable since it pushed my head and not my neck up. As a young child, I used to pour pickle juice in my sippy cup and slowly drink it throughout the day.
Pickle juice (not the brand, just normal juice) was used at football practices all the time when people fell out during the two-a-days in 90 degree weather. I hate pickles, so extra motivation to not let myself get to that point.
Those battery boxes are extremely handy for car camping. I wouldn’t take one hiking carrying it over my shoulder like a boom box. 😂 When I set my gazebo up with table, cooking stove etc… I hook a set of LED lights up to it plus a charging station for all electronics, plus other things. It lasts for days.
Used to do pickle juice (not this brand)when blacksmithing in the summer. You can bet that was some hot work. Works well mixed with water or sipped. I also wouldn’t do a shot of this.
I’m a flextail gear fan. I have the max repel but it doesn’t repel anything it’s only as good as the pads so use proper pads. And that pillows my fav pillow. I’m calling bs on the pickle juice and 110% agree with your assessment of how to slowly keep hydrated little n often. I hope they send you the scooter mobile to test it looks to good to be true. I imagine Canadian kids flying to school on these 😂
@@verdelljackson8557 the machines themselves are just heaters batter banks and the tiny a latern. Gotta make sure the pads have the correct chemicals. I think the good ones are permethrin and another type prallethrin
I would attribute every company coming out with battery banks to the rapid increase in overlanding popularity where people are running multiple devices even fridges etc.
Yes, and the proliferation is also a typical trend with Chinese manufacturers. There is an organized supply chain set up and out has excess capacity, so there's a proliferation of brand names selling minor variations of the same product to lower manufacturing costs through volume. The process generally works well for awhile, then one or more brands lower quality and there's a consolidation. It's similar to the ice chains mentioned earlier in the video: one manufacturer, multiple brands, minor differences, a range of price points.
I never hike without a couple bottles of pickle juice in case of a cramp. I don't use them for hydration just an unexpected cramp. And they work great for that, one shot usually will kill a bad cramp in seconds, sometimes I have needed two.
Pickel juice really work with cramps , and they have pickel juice with hot sauce ; I think it taste good with the hot sauce , but use my own home made hot sauce too mix with the regular pickel juice, and what a big , wow difference
Im not an EE guy by any means, but I really like the design of their new jacket....just not for hiking. I like it for skiing. The stretchy side panels look like they ventilate really well.
Looks nice, but it weights more and doesn't seem to add anything extra besides "aesthetics". I'm sure the Torrid Apex still performs better in most scenarios.
I have 2 flexi tail mosquito products, the one in this video and their previous one that needed to be attached to a power bank to heat up. I find the one in this video wasn't that effective and didn't heat up as much as their previous version which also seemed more effective.
I think the insect repellent is probably one of the worst products tbh. It wont work unless theres no wind at all. The pads are also banned in europe as the active ingredient is bad for pollinating insects like bees
Battery banks are booming from the overlanding/RV crowd, whose numbers exploded during COVID. Lots of new teardrop owners (myself included) bought a battery bank and used 12V wiring vs. installing a traditional onboard battery in their teardrop.
I can tell you from experience pickle juice does indeed work. After a 100 mile bike ride my right calf looked like a bag of kittens trying to escape. Took a shot of pickle juice and it stopped. Ideally you want to address cramps before they tear your legs apart. The good news is, now when my legs start twitching, I just take a slug out of the pickle jar and it does the same thing. It has a little to do with hydration, but there’s some sort of brain reaction to the pickle juice I guess. I’m not a doctor, so I don’t know how it works but I can tell you it does.
One other use for the large capacity power banks are for people who have had to limit their trips due to medical equipment that needs power or to be charged, like cpaps and insulin pumps.
Pickle juice is more for higher intensity exercise like riding a bike 100+ miles a day. Solar generators are for running appliances, electronics and charging items away from home or back up power when your power goes out. You charge them usually through solar panels besides the ac outlet.
The snow scooter looks like fun but I wouldn’t like to run out of juice while out there because walking in deep snow with a “brick” in your arms sucks!😅
The soap dispenser is missing something...yes...it needs an electric motor like the Flextail sleeping mat pump. Then we would need that mega-sized battery bank.
I had this ordered from Amazon then saw what few other videos I could find where people testing it found it to be ineffective as well, even after having new pads sent to them. Going to stick with the trusty yet bulkier ThermaCELL. Probably going to attempt mod to get it to light up better at higher elevations.
@@HuckOutdoors Is that with the Backpacker model that uses stove fuel, or the standard MR300 model? My Backpacker is way more picky about elevation than the MR300.
Ive been using the flex tail pillow for a while now and i love it. though i do top it with the small thermarest foam pillow. i like to have some lift and height while i sleep or am relaxing in my tent and the flex tail pillow does the job far better than anything else i could find (well to be fair everything else i tried was far heavier as nobody made a wedge pillow that light)
Just a little heads up, those tablet combustion style mosquito repellents (like thermacell and the flextail products) are starting to get banned in more and more countries, hence refills might not be available forever, or allowed to be imported
@@HarryKuloh The active substances it disperses, Pyrethroids and biocides, can be toxic to aquatic organisms and dangerous for pollinating insects. A full EU ban is being discussed, so far Finland has banned it, and more countries are on their way to do so.
J Money Gangster!! Awesome to see you out with Steve!! I'm a fan. So is there a collab video coming? Great info on the new stuff. I am intrigued by that Flextail bug lamp. I have the Thermacell one. Works great, but obviously not backpack friendly. Hike on, brother!
Little bit of a backpack bias from Justin. It's obvious the heavy battery bank systems are for car campers and other outdoor applications but not lightweight crowd.
Sounds like you've never spent an extended amount of time living in a vehicle or done any kind of major event outdoors. I lived in a vehicle for two years and my big battery bank was indispensable. And they're much better than a big, loud, smelly gas generator.
In my region it did not snow last year so that rules out many of those things for me. And the idea of throwing foam axes at a tree after a long day on the trail is just...well...@#$%!!
I must say this , cramps in the legs , and stomach area is , no fun , and so painful ; I thought ; I was going too die.This was my experience , one hot steamy night in , Tx.
Surprised at no mention of the new Nemo Tensor refresh. R2.8 ultralight Trail, R5.4 All-Season, and R8.5 Extreme. All to be thicker and at lighter weights than Thermarest (Xlite/Xtherm). I'm sure we'll see a video from you in the coming months tho. Apparently the Extreme will be first out late Fall.
The Flextail mosquito repellent works great but don't use it around cats, the chemical agent (allethrin) can make them sick! More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allethrins
I’m a long distance cyclist and have used Pickle Juice for years. I use to cramp on long hill climbs and hot days - no matter how hydrated I tried to stay. One bottle of Pickle Juice at the start of the ride and on at mod-point has eliminated cramping.
I’m also a volunteer Search and Rescue hiker in Arizona. I have revived several hikers suffering from cramping using pickle juice (and electrolytes).
Try it and then comment.
Hey, man...I've never tried supplements or additives. But, I'm old now. So, I just ordered some LMNT powder packs and some Redmond Re-Lyte powder. Do those work ok? Comments...thoughts?
Or, did I just waste 50 bucks?
Trick is to get electrolytes into your system before you need them.
I agree that the pickle juice works great! My ex husband and I use to own a concrete business and on the really hot Florida days, we kept a jar of pickle juice in the coolers for our guys. 😅
The little bottles of pickle juice look like a nice shape & size for my alcohol stove kit, enough for a couple brews, or cooking with custom simmer ring😅
Justin
For those who absolutely need to use a CPAP for sleep apnea, a battery generator is a must for base camp.
This allows you to use your required CPAP while I a base camp setting.
Thank you for reviewing these items. The bug repellent really works for mosquitoes ( if no wind).
So you agree, you're not bringing it backpacking. So many words that dont have to be said.
@@ownTer Nobody said that they're for backpacking. Even in the video, Justin says they're for car camping or people doing the van life thing. The CPAP user needs is a relevant point.
I run spartan and other obstacle course races and I can vouch for drinking pickle juice. Does a great job for avoiding cramps or helping to ease cramps. Just do a quick shot and you’re done.
Have used the pickle juice shots for years when mountain biking in high summer temps. Works great to aid when cramping starts to creep in even when you are trying to properly hydrate.
Pickle juice- don’t knock it till you try it 😂 Sounds weird and gross but we use it at aid stations for our Make-A-Wish Trailblaze Challenge (28 mile day hike along the PCT) and hikers swear by it! We buy it by the gallon and they take a shot as needed.
I picked up those pickle juice bottles at Mammoth this May. I typically use an electrolyte drink while snowboarding and drank the pickle juice when I got back. I'm not sure if it did anything extra. Maybe it's not a backpacking thing, but if I were at home, I'd just pour from a bottle of actual pickles.
I’ve used that brand of pickle juice in the middle of a 50k race. My hamstring was cramping pretty bad. After taking it the cramp went away and I was able to finish the race. I don’t know for sure if it was due to the pickle juice or not. And I haven’t used it since. But I’ve always thought of it as being used in those situations. Not part a regular hydration or electrolyte plan.
look into acetic acid. That's what is stopping the cramps, it's pretty interesting.
@@higler. wow! Thanks for the heads up on that. I looked at a couple of studies (based on your comment). It makes sense that concentrated electrolytes would help the body with any deficiencies, but I hadn’t considered other benefits to pickle juice. I might start packing apple cider vinegar or just left over pickle juice (since it is so full of electrolytes as well).
@@jeffreycarman2185 Spread the word! It seems to be the best kept secret for some reason lol
Pickle Juice works great. I swear by it for long distance rides.
You’re right though, it takes hydration along with it. I usually take one two days before and event and pre-hydrate more than normal. Then another the night before. Then as needed during an endurance event.
Pickle Juice is great! It's mostly geared towards endurance athletes (distance runners, cyclists, etc.), probably not very beneficial for the average hiker/backpacker though.
The pickle juice works! I trained for a Ultra last summer and during one of my training runs (Four Pass Loop) in Aspen I bonked hard around mile 18. I was on top of pass #3 of 4 wondering how I was going to finish this run. My legs where cramping, headaches and nauseated. I could barely walk let alone run. I drank a shot of this, rested for about 30 minutes and felt 78% better. I also used this when I biked the Colorado Trail and during a 65 mile Ultra Mtn run. Amazing stuff. No joke!
Cheers
As always, clear, concise, specific, and delivered in your own very personable way. Keep 'em coming.
In Arizona, pickle juice is a must have, works within seconds
Nobody does that in Arizona. I lived in Arizona for five years.
My GF sent me one on my PCT thru last year... I was skeptical but it did work for me. I think next time I'll try and dilute it with water..
Haha I’ve been hiking in Arizona for 15 years and have never used pickle juice. Just lots of water and some sort of electrolytes.
@@justinhitsthetrail5225 That’s what I’m saying…
Did a 100 mile bike ride here in Texas and the Pickle juice saved my butt.
Pickle juice is the real deal when you have cramps. I bought a jar of pickles and poured the juice into 5-hr Energy bottles.
At mile 8 of a marathon I started to cramp up. I sucked it up and kept running. At mile 12ish I drank some pickle juice and the cramps disappeared in less than 2 minutes.
This is more of a "Most favorite /least favorite" list
I don't know how ...the concept... of portable power gets put on a "worst gear" list on an outdoors channel. Not everyone just camps for a weekend and goes home
I deal with stomach issues constantly on runs. Electrolyte mixes never seem to help my stomach, and I find myself puking most of the electrolyte mixes. After trying pickle juice, it was a complete game changer- I now bring 2-4 2ounce vials of pickle juice on all my runs and fin myself taking them at specific miles. Certainly not a waste of an item, one of the best in my opinion!
We mix regular pickle juice in with water for hiking. We find it to be very refreshing. I would probably not drink the pickle juice straight though.
I MUST HAVE THAT AXE THROWING GAME! oh....sorry for shouting, I got excited 😂 my nephews would live that for our annual family car camping trip coming up 😊
I just got the Flextail mosquito thing, too. Haven't used it yet, but it's packed and ready to go!
My grandkids, a must have for overlanding!
Great to see you guys collabing together!
I can speak a bit to the pickle juice, I know it's an alternative to things like Gatorade and Bio Fuel as beverages that have electrolytes without all the sugar. I assume it's meant to be drank with water, it just saves you space and you can dilute with water as you like. Pro Hockey Player Blake Coleman owns a pickle juice company, not sure if it's this one or another.
I wish I didn’t love new gear so much… my bank account isn’t a big fan of that obsession… lol Great video as usual, Justin! 🤙🏼
I feel you there bruv 🥲
I have the flextail pillow and really like it. I’ve used a supportive neck pillow at home for decades and found every backpack pillow uncomfortable since it pushed my head and not my neck up.
As a young child, I used to pour pickle juice in my sippy cup and slowly drink it throughout the day.
I got the exact same one flex tail pillow; I think that pillow is for side sleeper. you can sleep on the high end feels not bad. 😊
My flextail pillow arrived a few days ago and you forced me to try it. It's actually the most comfortable hiking pillow I've ever used..
5:47 ahahaha the cut to you wearing said insulated trash bag is perfect!
That pickle juice shot would go perfect with the backpacker's Cesar mix that I get in my stocking every year.
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Pickle juice (not the brand, just normal juice) was used at football practices all the time when people fell out during the two-a-days in 90 degree weather. I hate pickles, so extra motivation to not let myself get to that point.
Those battery boxes are extremely handy for car camping. I wouldn’t take one hiking carrying it over my shoulder like a boom box. 😂
When I set my gazebo up with table, cooking stove etc… I hook a set of LED lights up to it plus a charging station for all electronics, plus other things. It lasts for days.
Used to do pickle juice (not this brand)when blacksmithing in the summer. You can bet that was some hot work. Works well mixed with water or sipped. I also wouldn’t do a shot of this.
I’m a flextail gear fan. I have the max repel but it doesn’t repel anything it’s only as good as the pads so use proper pads. And that pillows my fav pillow. I’m calling bs on the pickle juice and 110% agree with your assessment of how to slowly keep hydrated little n often. I hope they send you the scooter mobile to test it looks to good to be true. I imagine Canadian kids flying to school on these 😂
I have the flextail tiny repell and it has been useless so far, others have said that the pads are the problem.
@@verdelljackson8557 the machines themselves are just heaters batter banks and the tiny a latern. Gotta make sure the pads have the correct chemicals. I think the good ones are permethrin and another type prallethrin
that soap dispenser/bidet is pretty neat
Love new gear, saw the bug repellent from flextail a week ago and have been debating purchasing
I would attribute every company coming out with battery banks to the rapid increase in overlanding popularity where people are running multiple devices even fridges etc.
Yes, and the proliferation is also a typical trend with Chinese manufacturers. There is an organized supply chain set up and out has excess capacity, so there's a proliferation of brand names selling minor variations of the same product to lower manufacturing costs through volume. The process generally works well for awhile, then one or more brands lower quality and there's a consolidation. It's similar to the ice chains mentioned earlier in the video: one manufacturer, multiple brands, minor differences, a range of price points.
The pickle juice works good.
I never hike without a couple bottles of pickle juice in case of a cramp. I don't use them for hydration just an unexpected cramp. And they work great for that, one shot usually will kill a bad cramp in seconds, sometimes I have needed two.
Pickel juice really work with cramps , and they have pickel juice with hot sauce ; I think it taste good with the hot sauce , but use my own home made hot sauce too mix with the regular pickel juice, and what a big , wow difference
Im not an EE guy by any means, but I really like the design of their new jacket....just not for hiking. I like it for skiing. The stretchy side panels look like they ventilate really well.
Looks nice, but it weights more and doesn't seem to add anything extra besides "aesthetics". I'm sure the Torrid Apex still performs better in most scenarios.
I want the soap dispenser so bad. Would have been great to have this last camping trip.
I have 2 flexi tail mosquito products, the one in this video and their previous one that needed to be attached to a power bank to heat up. I find the one in this video wasn't that effective and didn't heat up as much as their previous version which also seemed more effective.
Love me some pickle juice 😂 (havent had this brand tho)
I think the insect repellent is probably one of the worst products tbh. It wont work unless theres no wind at all. The pads are also banned in europe as the active ingredient is bad for pollinating insects like bees
Battery banks are booming from the overlanding/RV crowd, whose numbers exploded during COVID. Lots of new teardrop owners (myself included) bought a battery bank and used 12V wiring vs. installing a traditional onboard battery in their teardrop.
I can tell you from experience pickle juice does indeed work. After a 100 mile bike ride my right calf looked like a bag of kittens trying to escape. Took a shot of pickle juice and it stopped. Ideally you want to address cramps before they tear your legs apart. The good news is, now when my legs start twitching, I just take a slug out of the pickle jar and it does the same thing. It has a little to do with hydration, but there’s some sort of brain reaction to the pickle juice I guess. I’m not a doctor, so I don’t know how it works but I can tell you it does.
I cramp very rarely but a pack of yellow mustard works immediately. And they are free a every fast food joint.
i love my Flextail pillow
One other use for the large capacity power banks are for people who have had to limit their trips due to medical equipment that needs power or to be charged, like cpaps and insulin pumps.
Pickle juice is more for higher intensity exercise like riding a bike 100+ miles a day. Solar generators are for running appliances, electronics and charging items away from home or back up power when your power goes out. You charge them usually through solar panels besides the ac outlet.
Seems like the worst gear is actually the most intriguing gear😂
@@markcummings6856 You take this too seriously, leave Justin alone! You're lucky he even performs for you! 😋
@@markcummings6856 Sorry to hear that ☹
The snow scooter looks like fun but I wouldn’t like to run out of juice while out there because walking in deep snow with a “brick” in your arms sucks!😅
totally! And I think it's around 70lbs
The soap dispenser is missing something...yes...it needs an electric motor like the Flextail sleeping mat pump. Then we would need that mega-sized battery bank.
Pickle juice works. I get horrible cramps and 3 swigs of juice with a bottle of water helps. Straight water doesn’t.
Nice video!
Flextail sent me one of the repellers and so far it hasn't worked at all. :( Hoping it was just the pads they sent that were bad.
I had this ordered from Amazon then saw what few other videos I could find where people testing it found it to be ineffective as well, even after having new pads sent to them. Going to stick with the trusty yet bulkier ThermaCELL. Probably going to attempt mod to get it to light up better at higher elevations.
@@WasatchWill I've had great luck with my thermacell up over 9500 feet in the Sierra
@@HuckOutdoors Is that with the Backpacker model that uses stove fuel, or the standard MR300 model? My Backpacker is way more picky about elevation than the MR300.
@WasatchWill yes the backpacker model
everyone making large portable power are trying to get some of that overlanding $$
My grandpa told me years ago that pickle juice was what they used during sports before Gatorade. Maybe it's great!
Pickle juice sure helps me!
pickle juice has it place, it's biggest use being in races, specifically adventure races. too heavy for backpacking for me but it works.
going to have to try it out!
Ive been using the flex tail pillow for a while now and i love it. though i do top it with the small thermarest foam pillow. i like to have some lift and height while i sleep or am relaxing in my tent and the flex tail pillow does the job far better than anything else i could find (well to be fair everything else i tried was far heavier as nobody made a wedge pillow that light)
Me too!
Just a little heads up, those tablet combustion style mosquito repellents (like thermacell and the flextail products) are starting to get banned in more and more countries, hence refills might not be available forever, or allowed to be imported
Explain why ban,,? Thx
@@HarryKuloh The active substances it disperses, Pyrethroids and biocides, can be toxic to aquatic organisms and dangerous for pollinating insects. A full EU ban is being discussed, so far Finland has banned it, and more countries are on their way to do so.
I started backpacking in 1979 and I'm amazed I made it this far without all this stuff. Lol
Still have and use my MSR Whisperlight in cold weather. My diy alcohol cone saved one early spring trip when my isobutane stove wouldn’t vaporize
J Money Gangster!! Awesome to see you out with Steve!! I'm a fan. So is there a collab video coming? Great info on the new stuff. I am intrigued by that Flextail bug lamp. I have the Thermacell one. Works great, but obviously not backpack friendly. Hike on, brother!
You and Steven must have been at the show at the same time, you released your videos within minutes of each other lol
Nice! Hi Steve!
Interested to know your favorite battery pack to recharge your phone? Best combo of weight, size and price?
Pretty sure he’s done this already and he prefers the nb10000 from nite core
Little bit of a backpack bias from Justin. It's obvious the heavy battery bank systems are for car campers and other outdoor applications but not lightweight crowd.
Sounds like you've never spent an extended amount of time living in a vehicle or done any kind of major event outdoors. I lived in a vehicle for two years and my big battery bank was indispensable. And they're much better than a big, loud, smelly gas generator.
Well, bring bourbon and do a pickleback shot. Really great! :)
So who was the best ax-thrower?
Wasn't even close 😉
I wonder if that snow scooter would work in an ice-fishing capacity?
In my region it did not snow last year so that rules out many of those things for me. And the idea of throwing foam axes at a tree after a long day on the trail is just...well...@#$%!!
I must say this , cramps in the legs , and stomach area is , no fun , and so painful ; I thought ; I was going too die.This was my experience , one hot steamy night in , Tx.
As for games...we just have drunken tent stake fights.
If you use that flextail pump, j make adapters for it to Nemo, BA, S2S, and others. Happy to send you a sample, just PM me or leave a comment reply!
That'd be AMAZING! Hit me up! justin@justinoutdoors.com
Surprised at no mention of the new Nemo Tensor refresh. R2.8 ultralight Trail, R5.4 All-Season, and R8.5 Extreme. All to be thicker and at lighter weights than Thermarest (Xlite/Xtherm). I'm sure we'll see a video from you in the coming months tho. Apparently the Extreme will be first out late Fall.
Check back tomorrow ;). I'll have more info than Steven did too, hehe
Maybe we shouldn't be pumping insecticides into the air when we are out enjoying the great outdoors.
The Flextail mosquito repellent works great but don't use it around cats, the chemical agent (allethrin) can make them sick! More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allethrins
That's interesting ... is it also harmful to dogs?